The purport, purpose and implication of dough sculpture

The purpose of dough figurines is all kinds of characters, and the purpose of small animals is to look good and symbolize colorful life.

The theme of dough sculpture is very rich, which generally varies from occasion to occasion. For example, before the Spring Festival, chickens, ducks, fish, grapes, pomegranates, eggplants, bergamot, full houses and so on. It is used to symbolize all the goodness and longevity; In the "Cold Food Festival", when offering sacrifices to ancestors, we make "snake dishes", and when offering sacrifices to ancestors, the younger generation eats "snake heads", which means "disinfecting the heads to avoid disasters".

When the baby is full moon, a beautiful dough sculpture of the zodiac is placed on the oval circle made by grandma's family, which symbolizes the healthy growth of the child. Squeezing peaches on the old man's birthday symbolizes his longevity.

Dough sculpture, commonly known as flour flower, steamed bread, flower cake and dough mixer, is one of the traditional folk arts in China, which originated in Shandong, Shanxi and Beijing. That is, flour is the main material, mixed into different colors, and various vivid images are created by hand and simple tools.

The art of kneading dough attracts people to draw materials from headlines as needed. After rubbing, rubbing, rubbing and lifting in your hands for several times, you can skillfully place, cut, carve and shape your body, hands and head with a small bamboo knife, and put on hair accessories and clothes. In an instant, a vivid artistic image is released.

Basic information of modern dough sculpture;

Modern dough sculpture artists have injected great enthusiasm and painstaking efforts into this unique ancient traditional folk art in China, making it a brand-new art. The famous modern dough sculptures in China are mainly concentrated in Beijing and Tianjin. Tang Mianren in Beijing, Zhao Mianren in Tianjin, He Mianren in Shandong and so on.

It is worth mentioning that the innovation of the new style of dough sculpture represented by Chen Mo Studio has pushed the dough sculpture art to a higher level of development, making dough sculpture works more practical and more widely used.